Anonymous
12/15/2023 08:43
Subject: Any way to avoid huge Kennedy Center Ticket Service Charge?
Just paid $40 something in fees per ticket thru Ticketmaster. Not sure how this is even legal.
Anonymous
12/15/2023 01:17
Subject: Any way to avoid huge Kennedy Center Ticket Service Charge?
I bought tickets at the box office for this week’s Kennedy Center Handel’s Messiah I don’t think I paid extra fees.
Anonymous
12/14/2023 19:37
Subject: Any way to avoid huge Kennedy Center Ticket Service Charge?
Anonymous wrote:I'd much rather they have to include all that in the price they show up front. This goes for everyone. Just like AIR BNB had to stop showing a low nightly rate only to tack on a high cleaning fee.
It's dishonest and irritating. Show the price per ticket, including fees and estimated taxes, up FRONT before I spend time looking for a show time that works and seats we'd like.
I recently bought some tickets for my MIL at a local arts venue in FL, and the website did exactly that. When I hovered over the price, a little popup showed the ticket price, taxes, and fees broken out. It was nice and made me want to support the venue more.
Anonymous
12/14/2023 19:19
Subject: Any way to avoid huge Kennedy Center Ticket Service Charge?
Anonymous wrote:I'd much rather they have to include all that in the price they show up front. This goes for everyone. Just like AIR BNB had to stop showing a low nightly rate only to tack on a high cleaning fee.
It's dishonest and irritating. Show the price per ticket, including fees and estimated taxes, up FRONT before I spend time looking for a show time that works and seats we'd like.
I think Biden has proposed legislation to do just that.
Because he is just that awesome.
Anonymous
12/14/2023 18:54
Subject: Any way to avoid huge Kennedy Center Ticket Service Charge?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I was thinking of buying tickets to a show at the Kennedy Center for my whole family to go together...but now I see that they are tacking on a $90 ticket service charge. WTH?
Any way to buy the tickets and avoid it?
How many tickets?
Yeah, OP, how many? You mention taking your "whole family" so multiple tickets. Yes, it racks up fees but I think some here are picturing a $90 fee on just a few tickets when it sounds like you mean more than just a couple of seats.
Service charges are a pain, I agree, but not unexpected or a shock unless you're buying a lot of tickets.
Anonymous
12/14/2023 17:27
Subject: Any way to avoid huge Kennedy Center Ticket Service Charge?
Another reason we don’t go to shows - too expensive.
Anonymous
12/14/2023 15:18
Subject: Any way to avoid huge Kennedy Center Ticket Service Charge?
I'd much rather they have to include all that in the price they show up front. This goes for everyone. Just like AIR BNB had to stop showing a low nightly rate only to tack on a high cleaning fee.
It's dishonest and irritating. Show the price per ticket, including fees and estimated taxes, up FRONT before I spend time looking for a show time that works and seats we'd like.
It's dishonest and irritating. Show the price per ticket, including fees and estimated taxes, up FRONT before I spend time looking for a show time that works and seats we'd like.
Anonymous
12/14/2023 15:13
Subject: Any way to avoid huge Kennedy Center Ticket Service Charge?
15% online or by phone; 10% in person at the box office. Crazy.
Anonymous
09/15/2016 17:42
Subject: Any way to avoid huge Kennedy Center Ticket Service Charge?
That is very obnoxious!
Anonymous
09/15/2016 17:37
Subject: Re:Any way to avoid huge Kennedy Center Ticket Service Charge?
We bought Springsteen tickets from Nats Park, and they added $20 per ticket. So yeah, $90 in fees is unreasonable but all too common.
Because, you know, it costs so much to email a PDF.
Because, you know, it costs so much to email a PDF.
Anonymous
09/15/2016 17:31
Subject: Any way to avoid huge Kennedy Center Ticket Service Charge?
Anonymous wrote:Buy them in person at the box office.
Exactly, this works for any event. 9:30 Club adds a dollar to each ticket if you buy there (except the day of the show), but $90? Wow.
Anonymous
09/15/2016 16:33
Subject: Any way to avoid huge Kennedy Center Ticket Service Charge?
Anonymous wrote:I was thinking of buying tickets to a show at the Kennedy Center for my whole family to go together...but now I see that they are tacking on a $90 ticket service charge. WTH?
Any way to buy the tickets and avoid it?
How many tickets?
Anonymous
09/15/2016 16:33
Subject: Any way to avoid huge Kennedy Center Ticket Service Charge?
Buy them in person at the box office.
Anonymous
09/15/2016 16:08
Subject: Any way to avoid huge Kennedy Center Ticket Service Charge?
$90!! Woah, I've never been charged such a high surcharge. I would not be buying those tickets. Sounds like it could be a mistake, have you tricked calling the ticket center?
Anonymous
09/15/2016 16:05
Subject: Any way to avoid huge Kennedy Center Ticket Service Charge?
I was thinking of buying tickets to a show at the Kennedy Center for my whole family to go together...but now I see that they are tacking on a $90 ticket service charge. WTH?
Any way to buy the tickets and avoid it?
Any way to buy the tickets and avoid it?